Congenital
The authors present a novel operative technique for an aortopulmonary window. The patient was a two-month-old boy, the product of a full-term pregnancy, who presented with an incidental finding of a murmur during examination. An...
Among 1,590 transposition of the great arteries {S, D, D} patients undergoing biventricular repair (1990–2020), 52 (3.3 percent) had abnormal mitral valves (MV)—mainly anterior clefts (88 percent) and subvalvular anomalies...
The authors present a novel operative technique for an aortopulmonary window. The patient was a two-month-old boy, the product of a full-term pregnancy, who presented with an incidental finding of...
A 24-year-old female with no significant past medical history presented with progressive exercise intolerance. Further diagnostic evaluation revealed a sinus venosus defect (SVD) associated with partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection...
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Bart P. van Putte, a cardiothoracic surgeon at the St. Antonius Hospital in Nieuwegein, Netherlands, and the Amsterdam University...
Pulmonary artery banding (PAB) remains an important palliative strategy in selected congenital cardiac patients. Traditionally, it is performed through a median sternotomy, which provides excellent exposure but may increase surgical...
This study compared two types of conduits used for systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunts in children with congenital heart disease: synthetic polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts and biological saphenous vein homografts (SVH). Across 16...
This 2026 joint expert consensus document from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, and the European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association addresses...
This qualitative study explored how surgical staff (including thoracic surgery) manage operating room (OR) pressure through 32 semi-structured interviews with surgeons, trainees, OR assistants, anesthesiologists, and anesthesia nurses in a...
This US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved prospective, single-arm, multicenter early feasibility study evaluated the Autus Size-Adjustable Valve (ASAV), a surgically implanted, fully synthetic, balloon-expandable pulmonary valve for children requiring...
A 46-year-old male was referred to the authors’ unit with severe symptomatic pulmonary valve regurgitation, which caused severe right ventricular dilatation. The patient had a history of tetralogy of Fallot...
In this episode of The Atrium, host Alice Copperwheat speaks with Traves Crabtree, Professor and Chair of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Medical Director of the Surgical Skills Laboratory...
Oral board exams assess more than clinical knowledge. They require candidates to integrate knowledge rapidly, communicate effectively, and demonstrate sound clinical reasoning in high-pressure, real-time situations. The Oral Board AI...










